A possibility of explaining the light absorption observed to occur under pressure-induced xenon metallization as due to the transition to the superconducting state is analyzed. The mechanism of the van der Waals bonding is discussed.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0103099,
title = {Metallic Xenon, Molecular Condensates, and Superconductivity},
author = {V. N. Bogomolov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0103099},
year = {2009}
}
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